Summary
Roy Hayward is a Principal Engineer in Utah with over a decade of experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, user-focused software across hardware, databases, back-end automation, and front-end UI. He specializes in architecting end-to-end solutions, including event-driven orchestration and machine-learning integrations that drive automation and predictive insights, and he builds PoC environments using MQTT, Kafka, Node-RED, Docker, and related tools to validate architecture choices. As a hands-on leader, he champions autonomy, evolving teams into high-performance units that ship reliable software with reduced oversight, while guiding product direction from user needs to technical outcomes. His current work at LiveView Technologies emphasizes enterprise-grade UI, secure APIs, asset management tooling, and microservices migration, with a track record of adopting SCRUM and quality controls to minimize bug escapes. Beyond engineering, he is a published science fiction author with multiple novels, reflecting a penchant for storytelling and systems thinking that inform his approach to design and communication. Based in Grantsville, Utah, he brings a broad full-stack perspective and a history of contributing to patent processes and investor discussions around new technology opportunities.
10 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
NA, Political Sciance, NA, Political Sciance at University of Iowa
AS, Political Science, AS, Political Science at Ricks College
Korean